Shen 2020.
Methods | Study design: Randomised clinical trial Study duration: January 2015 to February 2017 Duration of follow‐up: 2 years Setting: Hospital |
Participants | Number of participants: 67 Inclusion criteria: Diagnosed as HCC Age (mean ± SD): TACE + RFA: 59.62 ± 5.05 years; TACE alone: 59.63 ± 5.02 years Male (n/total): TACE + MWA: 21/33; TACE alone: 24/34 |
Interventions | TACE + RFA group (n = 33) Control group (n = 34) |
Outcomes | Sleep: measured by a score system for sleeping Survival rates and recurrence: measured at 2 years after treatment |
Notes | Country of study: China
Source of funding: None There was insufficient information available to satisfactorily determine the method of randomisation and the study data could not be verified. We have attempted to contact the study authors for more information, but so far, we have not been successful in doing this. |